Ts-ior From Tunisia, joined Oct 2001, 3298 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1553 times:
For your information,the official term for Airbus A310,A318,A319,A320,and A321 is...Winglets.For the A330,A340,B737,B747,MD-11,and the TU-204,they are called Wing Tip Fences.
This seems logic as they have a fence shape comparing with the small winglets !!!
AOMlover From France, joined Jul 2001, 1297 posts, RR: 12 Reply 3, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1540 times:
An aircraft looks much better with winglets/wing tip fences
I don't like the 737NG winglets too, they're too big.
I love the A320 winglets, but my favourites are A330/340 winglets: they make the plane look more elegant.
The 747 400 looks much better thanks to his winglets too.
Airbus_A340 From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2000, 1554 posts, RR: 21 Reply 6, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1533 times:
I have read that the A300/A310/A318/A319/A320/A321 have, what are called, "Wing tip fences" and anythign else (A330/A340) are called winglets like on the 747-400. If I'm wrong, then I guess you learn something new every day.
Ammunition From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2002, 1064 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1522 times:
will they possibly add theraked wingtips as on the 764 to the A380?
maybe on a larger version? or wil the plane become too big for airport taxiways e.t.c?
I love planes with wingtips, i love the look of the A340/A340 and the MD-11 is one of my favourite planes to look at.i also hate the lookof the large 737NG wingtips.
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VirginFlyer From New Zealand, joined Sep 2000, 4502 posts, RR: 50 Reply 11, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1505 times:
F.pier - the 330/340/744 have winglets. The 320 has wingtip fences.
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Md88Captain From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1289 posts, RR: 22 Reply 12, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1499 times:
Md88Captain From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1289 posts, RR: 22 Reply 13, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1495 times:
Hooters has great winglets too, but for some reason I've never noticed how they look.
J.mo From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 640 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1495 times:
I guess I am the only one who loves the Winglets on the 737NG. They are pretty big but they sure look nice in flight. If the 747-400 and the 737-800 have them, the 767 has the raked wingtips, the 777-300ER will be getting the raked tips, why none on the 757-300?
Jeremy
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Cathay Pacific From Australia, joined May 2000, 1864 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1487 times:
Racko From Germany, joined Nov 2001, 4838 posts, RR: 21 Reply 16, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1456 times:
Yep, I love winglets/wingtip fences. They make the plane more elegant. The 737NG, Embraer 170 and Envoy 7 winglets however don't look nice, 737 & Envoy 7's are too big, Embraer 170 look very strange.
Fsuwxman From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 439 posts, RR: 3 Reply 18, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1422 times:
If anyone has the chance to see the 727 with winglet...do it..they look really sharp on the aircraft. I love those Pan Am III B727's with the winglets.
Planelover From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 321 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (10 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1311 times:
Just to clear things up, Ts-ior was right, except it's the other way around.
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28 VonRichtofen: Depends on the plane for me. I like the winglets on the A330 and A340, 744. But I HATE the look of the 737NG's winglets.
29 Hkg82: Airbus_A340: Thanks for informing us. I always referred to them as double winglets, didn't know they were called wing tip fences. I almost always lear
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